California Adjourns With 26 AI Bills Passed — 24 Now on Newsom's Desk Through Sept 30

California lawmakers worked into Monday night on the final day of the 2026 session, passing a total of 26 AI-related bills. Two were already signed; Governor Newsom now has until Sept 30 to sign or veto the remaining 24. The package includes an under-16 social-media addictive-features ban, a surveillance-pricing prohibition, a mandate that Cal State instructors be human, workplace neural-data limits, a chatbot child-safety update, and an AI-auditor registration regime.